Bochum

Bochum - description of the city:

Bochum is in the Arnsberg region of Germany. It is a city that is located in North Rhine-Westphalia. Bochum is surrounded by the cities of Gelsenkirchen, Essen, Hattingen, Witten, Dortmund, Castrop-Rauxel, and Herne. The population of Bochum is around 365,000, which makes it the 16th most populated city in Germany.

There are many great places of interest in the city of Bochum. Built in 1927 through 1931, Bochum City Hall is a modern office building that was designed by Karl Roth. It was built in the style known as the Renaissance. The building reflects the middle class from the industrial era. There used to be statues made out of bronze at the building, but the Nazi’s used this to hound the Jewish mayor at the time. The mayor ended up committing suicide in the year 1933 and many of the bronze statutes were melted to be used during the war. The stone carvings of the building were damaged during the war, but there were some smaller lion heads that are over the entrance of the hall that did survive.

Hordel refers to a neighborhood that is located in the city of Bochum. It is located in the center of the area and shares a northern border with Herne. Hordel was incorporated as a part of Bochum in the year 1926 on the first of April. The city is located in the Ruhr area of Germany in the North Rhine-Westphalia area. There are several mine railways from the past in the area and the last mine called Zeche Hannover was located in the city.

The area where Hordel was eventually founded was in the area where the Bructeri tribe was settled during Germanic times. The tribes were lost in the 7th century by an incident that involved North Saxony. There were several protracted battles that put the francs under the control of Charlemagne and the Saxons. In the year 802, Christianity was introduced to the area as the monastery was founded during this time.

A civil status holder for the top office of Bochum found that in the year 1798, the rural community of Hordel was the home of 91 residents who lived in 3 houses. There were 83 people that lived in the peasantry, 6 people who lived at the Dahlhausen, which was an aristocratic house, and 2 people that lived on an aristocratic property.

During the first part of the 20th century, the names of Unterhordel and Oberhordel are quite common. Unterhordel is located in the north west part of the city, which is in the metropolitan area and Oberhordel is part of the settlement called Dahl Hauser Heath.

In the year 1823, Hordel consisted of the area that was made by the triangle of Huell Bach, Huell Brook Street, and Hanover streets. There are still traces of this area visible today. Rohling Hauser road, which was then vacant, is not in the present course of the city and comes from the north.

One of the oldest houses in the city is the Altes Brauhaus Rietkotter. This brewing house started out as a private home and was turned into a brewery in the year 1777. It was almost torn down just after the war, but it was given preservation status and is now a house for a restaurant and a home brewery.

In 1913, the Kaufhaus Kortum department store was built. This was one of the 20 stores that were owned by the Alsberg Brothers. Today, this building is an electronics store.

Bochum is also a cultural center for the Ruhr region. It is home to the Schauspielhaus Bochum, a municipal theater, and around 20 smaller stages and theaters. The longest running musical of Germany is Starlight Express, which opened in the year 1988.

There are a number of things to do in Bochum, in nearly every category. As far as art, there is the Art Museum, Art Collection of the Rurh University, Situation Kunst, Schlieker House, and the Musucial Instruments Collection Hans and Hede Grumbt.

As far as castles and palaces, there is the Ruin of Castle Weitmar and Silvester-Chapel, Haus Kemnade, and Castle Blankenstein.

Industrial heritage sites include Station Dahlhausen, Mine Hannover, and Hall of the Century.

There are several old cathedrals, as well. Consider visiting some of these churches if you have an interest in church history or what churches used to look like. There are several unique structures in Bochum.

There are several parks and lakes which offer a great opportunity for you and your family to explore the German countryside – picnics, nature walks, and photography. Consider visiting the Botanic Garden, Chinese Garden, River Ruhr, Zoo Bochum, Municipal Park Wattenscheid, and Geological Garten. Lake Uemingen, Municipal Park, West-Park, Forrest Weitmarer, Kortumpark, and Gysenberg Park are also good places to visit.

There are several bars, theatres, and exhibition halls in the area, too.

Bochum has the best of the indoors and the outdoors, so make sure you see it on your next trip to Germany.

Places to visit in Bochum

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